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Police warn against individual excavation and possession of dinosaur fossils

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2015-07-31 13:44People's Daily Online Editor: Gu Liping
Fossilized dinosaur eggs seized by police.(Photo/Guangzhou Daily)

Fossilized dinosaur eggs seized by police.(Photo/Guangzhou Daily)

No individual is allowed to illicitly excavate, sell or possess dinosaur fossils, Police in China's southern province of Guangdong warned Thursday.

The warning came after police in Heyuan City in the northeastern part of the province seized one dinosaur bone fossil and 134 fossilized dinosaur eggs in a local village early Thursday. Smuggling, export, possession and purchase of such fossils are also strictly forbidden, the police said.

Those who violate the prohibition will face legal consequences, according to the police, who also said that fossilized dinosaur eggs cannot be used as gifts either even though they are commonly seen in Heyuan.

The city is popularly known as the "Home of Dinosaurs." It also holds the record for the largest collection of dinosaur egg fossils in the world, with 10,008, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

  

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